Fergus Highland Games Aug. 7-9 2009

**McMurdo** · 19th July 09, 06:26 PM

Sorry you won't make it this year Gary.

**robthehiker** · 19th July 09, 06:56 PM

Mr and Mrs McMurdo will be there I trust?

**McMurdo** · 19th July 09, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by robthehiker

Mr and Mrs McMurdo will be there I trust?

Come by the MacKinnon tent, or you might catch me over at the CCK tent.

**robthehiker** · 19th July 09, 07:02 PM

I look forward to seeing you there!

**Canuck** · 6th August 09, 07:11 AM

FAIRRRRRGUSS....FAIRRRRRGUSSS.....FAIRRRRRGUSSS... ..FAIRRRRRGUSSS.....FAIRRRRRGUSSS.....FAIRRRRRGUSS S.....FAIRRRRRGUSSS.....
It starts a happening tomorrow....come on lads and lassies.... Great Music.... See how the DUTCH have influenced the Tattoo....Sheep shearing...Chicken Sporrans....The Games!.... The Music! The parties! The beer tent. The fabulous kiltmakers.... The SOKS getting hosed! See how many times McMurdo will change his outfit in one day! It will be a grand weekend. Film at eleven!

**McMurdo** · 6th August 09, 07:22 AM

Looking forward to it, just making shortbread, come by the MacKinnon tent we will have about 8 batches to hand out.

**Andrew M. Stewart** · 6th August 09, 07:41 AM

I'm going on Saturday, I'll be doing my first piping competition! I'm leaving at about 6:30 a.m., from right near Christie pits in case anyone needs a ride.

**McMurdo** · 6th August 09, 07:44 AM

Catherine and I will be there all weekend, come by the MacKinnon tent, or you might find us at the Candian Casual Kilt booth. Good luck with the competition. We are trying to plan another kilt night in downtown Toronto for when Sir William will be visiting here is the thread:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/v...723/index.html

**macwilkin** · 6th August 09, 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by Canuck

FAIRRRRRGUSS....FAIRRRRRGUSSS.....FAIRRRRRGUSSS... ..FAIRRRRRGUSSS.....FAIRRRRRGUSSS.....FAIRRRRRGUSS S.....FAIRRRRRGUSSS.....
It starts a happening tomorrow....come on lads and lassies.... Great Music.... See how the DUTCH have influenced the Tattoo....Sheep shearing...Chicken Sporrans....The Games!.... The Music! The parties! The beer tent. The fabulous kiltmakers.... The SOKS getting hosed! See how many times McMurdo will change his outfit in one day! It will be a grand weekend. Film at eleven!

Not only that, but the word "Tattoo" itself, which comes from the Dutch tap toe, which means to shut the taps off -- doe den tap toe. Drummers from British Regiments stationed in the Low Countries would march through villages each evening to give the command to return to barracks from the taverns.

T.

**Canuck** · 6th August 09, 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

Not only that, but the word "Tattoo" itself, which comes from the Dutch tap toe, which means to shut the taps off -- doe den tap toe. Drummers from British Regiments stationed in the Low Countries would march through villages each evening to give the command to return to barracks from the taverns.

T.

This would happen around 9:30 each evening. (I have no first hand experience this as I avoided the draft in Holland) However I doubt that will happen at Fergus as we will just start getting into the bevies then...